Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-01
Storing Binding Material.

THE COMMISSIONERS MODIFY THEIR RECENT ORDER.
The Commissioners have modined the order
made December 10th last restricting the space
on the parking and street to be used by persons
building in the storage OF materials The modt-
fed order promulgated to-day is follows:
i. All material, OF whatsoever NATURE deposited
outside the parking line must be securely stacked
SO as 10 occupy no more than needful area.
2. No material shall be stored beyond eight feet
exterior 10 the curb, nor when otherwise prac-
ticabe, within eight (S) feet OF O railway track.
But where the distance between the curb and
railway track is less than sixteen q6) feet, the
inspector OF buildings, after examination, may
issue a special permit for the occupation Of not
more than eight lS) feet from the curb nor less
than three 90 feet from the track.
3. Not less than six feet must be kept clear In
the middle OF Sidewalks
a. the dressing OF materials on the streets and
sidewalks is prohibted, but by special permit
stone and brick or other materials may be dressed
light Fencing. The dressing OF old material Will
be under the direction OF the Inspector OF build
1ngs and In general conformity with these regula-
uons.
5. Mortar beds may be placed upon the parking
or roadway; II upon the roadway. the
the inspector OF buildings. but In no case %
exceed eleven QD feet from the curb; II upon "A
roadway OF concrete or btuminous pavement, the
bottoms must be OF tight-tongued grooved boards
placed upon two 9 inch beavers or sleepers, leav-
Ing an air space and protected on all sides by u
margin or two C) inch boards not less than SIX Q0,
inches high above the fioor surface.
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managers OF the Washington City Bible society met
last evening and elected Mr.. Gilbert ID. Fox a
director. Grants OF two Bibles and ten testaments
were made TO the washington asylum and work.
house. request for ffty Bibles, for use at the
Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children,
was referred 70 the president for Investigation.
The treasurer reported: Receipts, S7sO4; dis
burSementS, $12.20 One hundred dollars was
ordered to be remitted to the American Bib.e
society for general work.
DIVIDING THE SPons OF RoBBERY-Last Thurs
day night the front show window at the store of
Edward 3. Hartogensis, on 9TH street. between
and streets northwest, was smashed In and
sical instruments were carried on. The case WAS
reported TO the police, and this morning Officers
Riley and Daley, or the second precinct arrested
George Carter, colored, 21 years old, on a charge
OF robbing the window and locked him up on Q
charge OF houSebreaking. They also arrested four
small white boys named George Crump, Alfred
Higgins, Frank Callahan and Barney ODOnnell,
who II Is alleged were present at the time OF the
robbery and shared I'm the proceeds The little
boys told the officers that Carter broke open the
window In their presence and divided the stolen
goods between them. The officers after arresting
the boys, recovered all the stolen property, which
had been bio on back sheds and In yards. They
were all locked up.
ONE OF THE HEIRS 10 MANY AIlIoNs.-Mrs. Thos.
j. Luttre OF this city Is one OF the heirs 10 the
tate In Holland valued at f760000O0 which, II u
said, the Dutch government has just restored 10
the family OF the original owner who was exiled In
1907 and his estate conflscated Mrs Luttrell II
q direct descendant Of the exile who came 70 this
country.